[Dixielandjazz] Re: Soprano banjo (uke) player

[Dick Miller]

dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com writes:
>A caller to my radio show asked if I remembered a 1930-50s era male  
>movie star who played the soprano banjo and sang. The listener said  
>he was from the former Czechoslovakia and remembered seeing the films  
>when he was a child. He could not remember if the person was American  
>or from Europe.
>
>I have done some web searches with no clear results.
>
>Any  ideas?
>
>Dave Richoux

Probably not "Ukelele Ike" (Cliff Edwards). Born in Hannibal, MO, in 1895.
Started in vaudeville, was in over 100 movies. Played the uke like Tiny
Tim only dreamed he could. Probably best remembered singing "When You Wish
Upon a Star" as Jiminy Cricket in Disney's "Pinocchio." Great sample of
his work: Audiophile ACD-17, "Singing in the Rain."

--Dick Miller